I heard this is also true for the creation of man myth in Genesis.
2006-11-27 08:55:08 · 17 answers · asked by Justin 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This is very much true. If you google Sumerian or Babylonian flood stories, you will find in depth texts which tell of the floods. As for the creation story, every religion has its own creation stories, there are hundreds out there in every language imaginable.
Pretty much everything that was part of the beginning of the christian religion was taken from pagan religions. That was the only way that they could get the control they desired. Churches were built on sacred sites, holidays were created to take over the Pagan one. It is easy to state that Jesus was not born on Dec. 25, no on who thinks about it could actually believe that. That day was taken over to get the Pagans away from celebrating Yule and the Roman Saturnalia..This is just one example of the holidays, Easter is another one. If you do a little research you can get lots of answers to your question.
2006-11-27 09:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by Ruairi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the other way around. It's all about your worldview. If you already assume that the world is millions of years old, there was a prehistoric world, primitive man, etc., then it's hard to fit Genesis in.
But if you assume Genesis to be true as written, then the rest can't be true. If you start with Genesis and follow the history we actually know (rather than speculation), it's easy to see how every culture has flood and creation stories because they got it from the real stories as told in Genesis, and then information was lost and changed over the years as they moved further away from God.
I hope this made sense.
2006-11-27 09:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by BB 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even if there was true evidence of this, and not just something that you heard about, both were world wide events- which means that everyone would know about it since it effected the world. I know that Evey civilization has a Noah type story and a creation story- but the difference is that the Bible continued telling truth instead of being a bunch of myths strung together.
2006-11-27 09:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, i've heard that. I also beleive that Noah's ark is far more beleivable than those other flood legends. What makes even more sense , is that after the confusion of tongues at Babel, around the time of Nimrod who was Noah's great grandson, all the people spread around the earth and over time, the story of the flood became distorted and turned into pagan myths.
2006-11-27 08:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most 'ancient' mythology is shared to some degree between related cultures. They aren't so much 'ripped off' as shared and gradually changed over time. (Recall that most of these derive from oral storytelling.) The versions of flood and creation myths as we know them from the Old Testament postdate the Babylonian captivity; they are similar to local (Mesopotamian) mythology of the time but were adapted and maintained in part to preserve a sense of cultural identity.
It should be noted that myths of large floods are fairly common, even among cultures that have never had contact with one another. JW's claim this is 'proof' that a worldwide flood did once occur, ignoring obvious differences in the details and themes of such tales. Others think that the commonality of floods in general, combined with our common human imagination, may be the explanation.
2006-11-27 09:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since none of us were around back then, I think to say emphatically that it is a myth would be stupid. Perhaps, one believes the account . Then it would be faith.
Perhaps one believes it is from a pagan myth, then it would be faith in whoever told them this info.
If you check into the fossil record it does indicate some type of flood or catastrophic event. How do you think all the fossils became fossils without decaying too rapidly.
Especially things like plants that were fossilized.
2006-11-27 09:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by songndance1999 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I've heard the entire bible is all pagan myths, and so is the entire story of Christ...
The myth of Christ was taken from the 40+ myths about Pagan gods being hung on a tree.
2006-11-27 08:57:09 · answer #7 · answered by Meatwad 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The mythical beliefs of the great flood, from other cults still place it in the same time frame as the Biblical story. They don't predate it. The biggest difference is that they promote the idea that it was a boat, whereas the Ark was a box, meant only to float.
2006-11-27 09:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Noahs ark has been predated by three different geological discoveries but Christians will not believe that will they?
Theyt will continue to rubbish it wont they? - Even though the ark is part of their belief!!
Did it happen or not?
Who cares who said it did?
If you say the pre Christian record was wrong - then surely you say yours is as well!!!
Get it together - is the only thing that Christians believe-that only they can be correct?!!!!!
Continue denying what you preach - you just look even more extreme.
Please go back to the teachings of the bible of love and forgiveness. Hate and all the waffle you peddle has nothing to doc with Christianity as it was given to the world!!!!!
2006-11-27 09:16:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually pagan myths confirm the worldwide flood. Many tribes throughout the whole earth speak of a great flood. Just like the Bible says it happened.
By the way how did you eyes evolve? Remember you wouldn't want to lose your eyes. How more precious is your soul?
2006-11-27 09:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋